Christopher Sutton (born 10 September 1984) is an Australian former professional
cyclist
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from
Australia, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2015 for the , and squads.
Born in
Caringbah,
Sydney,
New South Wales
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Sutton trained as a
carpenter.
He is the son of
NSW Institute of Sport
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's head cycling coach,
Gary Sutton
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Sutton was born in Moree, New South Wales. He competed at the 1976 Summer Olym ...
, and nephew of
British Cycling
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track coach,
Shane Sutton; both ex-professional cyclists. He began cycling at the age of 11,
and turned professional in 2005, riding the
UCI ProTour
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for the team. For the 2008 season, Sutton signed with , later renamed . In 2010 he moved to the newly formed Team Sky, departing at the end of the 2015 season. He lives in
Sylvania, New South Wales.
Major results
;2003
: 1st Stage 5
Bay Classic Series
;2004
: 1st
Points race, National Track Championships
;2005
: 1st
Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
: 1st
Madison, National Track Championships
: 1st
Gran Premio della Liberazione
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: 1st Coppa G. Romita
: 5th Road race,
UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
;2006
: 1st
Cholet-Pays de Loire
;2007
: 1st
Châteauroux Classic
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: 1st Stage 4
Circuit Cycliste Sarthe
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: 1st Stage 1
Tour du Poitou-Charentes
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;2008
: 1st
Overall
Delta Tour Zeeland
: 1st Stage 1 (
TTT)
Giro d'Italia
: 4th Overall
Tour of Qatar
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;2009
: 2nd Overall
Herald Sun Tour
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::1st Stages 2, 3 & 4
: 2nd Overall
Tour of Britain
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The event dates back to the first British stage races held just after the S ...
::1st Stage 1
;2010
: 1st
Overall
Bay Classic Series
: 1st Stage 3
Brixia Tour
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: 1st Stage 6
Tour Down Under
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: 2nd
Down Under Classic
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: 4th
Road race,
Commonwealth Games
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;2011
: 1st
Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne
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: 1st Stage 2
Vuelta a España
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: 3rd Overall
Tour de Wallonie-Picarde
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::1st Stage 2
: 10th
Paris–Bourges
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;2013
: 9th
Le Samyn
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: 9th
RideLondon–Surrey Classic
;2014
: 1st Japan Cup Criterium
: 4th
Down Under Classic
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;2015
: 4th
Down Under Classic
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1984 births
Sportsmen from New South Wales
Cyclists from Sydney
Australian male cyclists
Australian Vuelta a España stage winners
Living people
New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni
Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games competitors for Australia